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In an interview with GQ Italia, Zlatan Ibrahim took a dig at his future Serie A opponent Cristiano Ronaldo, as the 38-year-old is set to return to AC Milan. He was asked if he would find the real Ronaldo in Italy, referencing the Juventus No 7. Ibrahimovic was quick to shut down the idea, saying: "There is one Ronaldo, the Brazilian." He has often dismissed the idea that Ronaldo's move to Juventus from Real Madrid was a challenge. In one instance, Zlatan said: "He signed for a team that won Serie A seven times in a row. Going to a club like that is not a challenge. If he really wanted a challenge, he should have gone to Juve when they were in Serie B."  Zlatan has often hailed the Brazilian Ronaldo as his football icon. He told ESPN Brazil,  “I think I’d go for Ronaldo. For me, he was an example of what football is. “Everything he did left you open-mouthed. The way he dribbled, the way he ran, the way he scored, he was a true phenomenon.” El Fenomeno (...

Los Angeles Galaxy forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic has repeatedly ripped apart any target of his, and has made the rather self-assured Cristiano Ronaldo his target this time. Ibrahimovic has rubbished Ronaldo's claim that he left Real Madrid for Juventus because he enjoyed a "challenge". Ronaldo switched to the Italian giants following  a  £99.2m transfer deal in the summer, and in December challenged his former La Liga rival Lionel Messi to leave Barcelona and join him in Italy. "I've played in England, Spain, Italy, Portugal and for my national team, while he's still in Spain,"  said Ronaldo. "Maybe he needs me more. For me, life is a challenge. I like it and I like to make people happy." Ibrahimovic, a former Juventus player spoke to Voetbal Niews and gave his opinion on the matter. He said,  "Ronaldo talks about challenges but he decided to go to a club who have been winning the Serie A title with their eyes closed. ...

Swedish football legend and former FC Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain superstar Zlatan Ibrahimovic believes Real Madrid president Florentino Perez is the driving force behind the Galacticos' success in the Ballon d'Or. Ibrahimovic was asked about Modric winning the 2018 Ballon d'Or and he responded claiming that in reality, Messi was challenging the whole Real Madrid club for the Ballon d'Or and not just Ronaldo. According to Fox Sports, he said,  " Now we can see that Messi was competing for the Ballon d'Or against Florentino Perez, not Cristiano. " Juventus manager Massimiliano Allegri believes Ronaldo deserved to win a sixth Ballon d'Or. According to FourFourTwo, Allegri said, "I think he deserves to win the Ballon d'Or for what he did with Real Madrid, winning the Champions League."  "At the World Cup with Portugal honestly he couldn't go any further [than the round of 16]. Therefore, I mean, he deserved it. ...